Enthusiastic Consent — Tag Meaning
A tag asserting that all sexual content in the work features clear, eager, affirmative consent from everyone involved. Authors use it both as reader reassurance and as a deliberate craft choice, writing check-ins and verbal consent as part of the intimacy rather than interruptions to it.
What to Expect From "Enthusiastic Consent" Fics
Expect explicit verbal agreement woven into sexual scenes and partners attentive to each other's comfort throughout.
How to find Enthusiastic Consent fics on AO3
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is there a bone in my body that's not weak for you
by farouche (AnonymousSinner)
Dragon Rider
by Brb-Rope (BrbRope)
on wolves, sheep, and rafts; or how Bella, Jacob, and Edward figured things out
by Anonymous
out of the woods
by breadly
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